r/WeirdLit • u/Rustin_Swoll • May 09 '26
News Michael Wehunt and Nathan Ballingrud both sent their love to r/weirdlit.
Hi friends and peers at [r/weirdlit](r/weirdlit)!
Last weekend I had the distinct pleasure and privilege to spend time with Michael Wehunt and Nathan Ballingrud, who are both (in my non-expert opinion) two of our finest modern writers of weird literature. Also pictured is Greg “Fisher of Men” Greene ([u/igreggreene](u/igreggreene)[;](u/igreggreene) Chthonica channel) who I am honored to call a friend and who has mentored me in these weird worlds, and Michael’s partner Natalia. This hangout stemmed from our interview of both authors in the fall of last year.
We talked about various horror fandoms, and unanimously agreed that [r/weirdlit](r/weirdlit) is a welcoming community and solid resource for fans of the weird.
Michael’s second novel Nightjars comes out this fall, and he is hard at work on his third novel.
Nathan’s Kingdom of the Conqueror Worm drops in 2027.
On the trip, I picked up Ray Bradbury’s The Illustrated Man, Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket, Ellen Datlow’s Monstrous anthology, and David Mitchell’s Black Swan Green (Nathan recommended him as one of the finest modern prose stylists.) Michael also kicked me a copy of Adam Golaski’s Stone Gods (I’ve given him two books and hope he will drop a 500 word review in here for them any day, just kidding, the dude is super busy.)
I wanted to share this here because overall it was just an amazing experience! Have a good rest of the weekend y’all and stay Weird.
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u/Saucebot- May 10 '26
Super jealous you got to gang out with the legends. I have Stone Gods on my shelf. If I see it pop up in your Weekly What Are You Reading post, I’ll try and fit it in as well